a cyclist rides up a pastel tower of giant books

The Bicyclist's Guide to the Galaxy: Feminist, Fantastical Tales of Books and Bikes

by Elly Blue Editor, Cara Brezina Contributor, Kathleen Jowitt Contributor, Lisa Timpf Contributor, Taru Luojola Contributor and Avery Vanderlyle Contributor

This Spacecraft Is Powered by Bikes

The power of the pedal and the page shine through in these ten joyfully feminist science fiction and fantasy stories. Two strangers and their bike fall through a plot hole and into a fantasy novel, an author attempts to chronicle the solar cycling trend, a sixth grader's beloved novel is stolen by a horde of bicycling fae, an interstellar book preservationist takes a bike to fit in and gets a wilder ride than she bargained for, and more adventures are set in imagined realities not so different from our own futures, pasts, and present-day lives. Take these stories for a spin and enjoy an escape from the perils of everyday sexism and fossil fuel dependence. 

Includes stories by Kathleen Jowitt, Christopher R. Muscato, Shelby Schwieterman, Cara Brezina, Jamie Perrault, Avery Vanderlyle, Lisa Timpf, Taru Luojola, Rose Strickman, and Elly Blue.

"Though the tone remains lighthearted throughout, many of these stories deal with intense and timely subject matter....Returning readers will find just what they’re looking for." – Publishers Weekly

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Comments & Reviews

10/17/2023

"Though the tone remains lighthearted throughout, many of these stories deal with intense and timely subject matter....Returning readers will find just what they’re looking for."